Stephen Belafonte and Mel B's marriage has come to an end after a decade together after their relationship became strained.

The husband of Spice Girl Mel - whose wife recently filed for divorce after 10 years of marriage - has faced accusations of violence in the past, although both he and the singer have denied all alleged rumours surrounding their marriage.

However, other moments from his past portray a man prone to violent outbursts, including a previous partner and even a bird.

Stephen Belafonte and Mel B have split after 10 years of marriage (Image: Getty)

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In 2003, he pleaded 'no contest' to a charge of battery against his then-partner.

Accusations during Mel B relationship.

Stephen was forced to deny hitting his wife when she failed to turn up to the first part of the X Factor final during her 2014 judging stint.

Fans were concerned for Mel B

The following evening, she was back behind the judges' table with what looked like bruising on her left eye socket and cheek, and scratches on her upper arms. She wasn't wearing her seven-carat diamond wedding ring either, and it emerged she had been in hospital where she'd had tests.

At the time, Stephen took to Twitter to address speculation that he had beaten Mel , tweeting: "I will respond to comments of hitting wife which I think are quite disgusting untrue."

Both Mel and Stephen denied the rumours (Image: Splash)

He later added: "Who accused me of it, did she accuse me of it, the police, the hospital, who accused me of it? I thought when you beat someone up the police or the hospital or the person you beat up says it."

He told one interviewer: "I love my wife. I care about my wife. I'd take a bullet for her."